The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-12 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE.-- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chattertor.. I THIS EVENING, TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE. Messrs. G. Belmore, Fitzjames. G. Wes on ; Misses He l tieen }toward and R. Leelereq, Mrs. Vandenhoff, Mrs. C. Melvi , ar,c. After which, Sbaksnere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Mr. helps ; Mesbrs. Creswick R. ltoxby, G, Belmoe, A Rayner, G r '. P. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, &c ; Miss.'s Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss l ielen Fauait, Loon open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Lessee, Mr. Bucket one. THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WINO. After v hick, THE STRANGER. Messrs. Howe, Chip pendale, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Gordon, Br c. aid, &c . ; Mesdames Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwil t iam, Moore, & Followed 1y ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. And OUR MARY ANNE. Miss H. Lindley, Mr Clarke. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. IRIS EVENING, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan fan, t,.e King's Butterfly, Mr. k eater. Messrs. Ey er,Wid oicomb, Ch !le., M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreuind, C ifford, Collett; Misses Carlot a Lezlereq, M. Henrade, E. :.,avenue, and B. Lavenue. Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue,Mis. Lee. Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. KING'S BUTTERFLY. - LY CEUM I'll EAT RE.—Fanfan, the King's Butterfly, Ur. HTER. —Me most uccessf ul Drama produced for years. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'ltafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE D. bTREETFi3 OF L Murray ONDON Nelson, . Mess H. rs. Vining, J. W. Ray , her, D . , J. Forrester. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss FAnny Gwynne. EW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stuart, and Mrs. Stirling. After JohniH COLLEEN BAWN. Myles (with songs), Mr. Collins. Messrs. Billingto ,, , tt. Phillips, 'Stephenson, Eburne, C. J. Smith, R. Homer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Bi lington, and Mrs. H. Lewis. To conclude with DOING BANTING. Messrs. J. Clarke Btephenson; Mrs. H Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager. Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINEN r TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. This Popular Theatre is now Open. THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARONET ABROAD AN:, THE RUSTIC PRIMA 1 ON NA : Mr. Frank Matthe a s ; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original Comedy Drama. in three acts , by J. ralgrave Simpson. enti tled SY BILL ; or, STEP BY STET. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WuOD , OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. MISS ADAR ISAACS MENKEN, whose graceful and classic beauty, transcendant his triouic power, and heroic amazonian courag - e, form the Del e hic tripod from which the inspiration of her genius throws a new spell evtn on Byron's MAZ r.PPA, and who deli4hts and ench.ins the Old World as she has astounded and enthralled the New, appears in her great impersonation of MAZEPPA EVERY NIGHT ac ASTLEY'S. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborougb. THIS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs Par odic and Belford ; Miss Palmer. Followed by at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Style, James , ;Mesdames Swanbor _ugh and Mandeza. To conclude with MAZEPPA. Mesdames Raynham, Simpson, &c. GRATIS AND POST FREE E. 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Mr. GLADSTONE has certainly not been idle this week, and almost every day the public have net with the proofs of his versatile eloquence exercised in various fashions and expended in several quarters. His latest exploit was, perhap9, as important and interesting as any. The Volunteers of England hive now become a household word, and no festive occasion is witnessed throughout the land where their names are not put forth end their services requited. They are honoured and esteemed alike for what they have done, and for their promise to do more. The Chancellor of the Etchequer, pre &ding over the entertainment the other evening of t:-Ie Westminster Volunteers, drew attention to some features whi c h presen t them of the most leading selves to notice in dwelling upon the theme. 0; course, in the skilful hands of the right hon. gentle man, the subject was certain of safe treatment ; but it is satisfactorj to find that the leading intellects of the day address themselves to is consideration, and seek one and all to testify their aprreciation of the services, and their recognition of the meri!s of the Volunteers. The applau3e of applauded men is always a welcome boon for those who arc striving and struggling amid toils and difficulties to win flr themselves a name and a fame that shall be &ike lasting and e xtended. In a general point of vif:w, no less than a par; icular one, may this apply: and, in every sense of the word, is it desirable that the self-acting warriura of the country should be duly honoured and made mention of. Mr. GLAD STONE had a welcome duty to perform, and a con- genial task before him ; and it is an improving study to dwell upon some of his criticisms and observations, in order to feel the full force of the institution which has sprung up among us. First of all, he held out a noble example for those around him, to emulate according to their means and opportunities, when he said, in alluding to the Army and Navy, that their history was written not only in the pages of our literature, but in the hearts of Englishmen. There is no reason to doubt that should occasion present itself, the Volunteers would so comport themselves in a crisis, and sustain their character in any emergency, that hereafter it might be said of them that they, when required to defend our shores sod homes— " have answered the call in a manner to secure to them the gratitude of their country and the admiration of the world." Of all the exhibitions of good-will that have constantly been apparent since the commencement of this undertaking, their is none that more strongly impresses itself upon the mind than the harmony which has reigned between the Army and Volunteers. Etch has recognised the peculiar advantages and distinctive peculiarities of the other, without seeking to trench upon ground that was not in unison with the separate duties incumbent upon either. The Volunteers have allowed themselves as secondary to the regular troops, while the latter have gracefully accorded to their " brethren in arms and rivals in renown," the went of their extra exertions in a cause which they themselves pursued as an ordi. nary avocation. Mr. GLADSTONE set no bounds to the skill and strength that may hereafter be attained by this voluntary array, when he said, that still in its infancy it is an " infant HERCULES." The right hon. gentleman, in hie celebrated manner of grouping phrases, and of selecting sentences to express his meaning in the clearest and most elegant form, observed, that the " material mag nitude" and " moral force" of the Volunteers had been significantly shown in the fact, that everywhere they had been associated with the time. honou - ed establishments of the army and navy. A number amounting to 170,000, which has sprung up into existence as a body through the spontaneous will and self-impelled exertions of its members, re. quires no eloquence to give power to its importance, and no dexterous manipulation of words to impart importance to the c.,se. It remains a great fact, and, as such,has been recognised by many a foreign potentate and evil-disposed ally. Mr. GLADSTONE truly said that they beheld in the constitution of this force a " remarkable phenomenon," and one that could not well have appeared in any country but this, nor at any previous time of our history to such perfection and power. He also set forth in forcible language the significant illustration thus afforded of the readiness with which each individual man would come forward to defend his country, and also the spontaneous impulse which actuated him when the occasion presented itselt for exertion. This independent sentiment pervading the land re quires no stimulus from the powers that be, and all that those who look on have to do is to appre ciate and admire. Mr. GLADSTONE could not better have explained the natare of the facts than by say. ing that it was " an emphatic expression of the national character, and a remarkable result of the character and working of British institutions. But, continued the right hon. gentleman, with the pre science that looks to the one thing needful in the consideration of circumstances, " Is this Volunteer power to be permanent ?"' The institutions lof our country are not transitory but durable, and there fore, if it is counted among them, it must show traces of bearing the brunt of adversity and wea thering the storm of fate, not for an age, but for all time. The right hon. gentleman declared it his conviction that it might truly be classed in the noble category, and that it was very desirable that it should do so for many reasons. First of all, that we may maintain our true position among nations without dread of misrepresentation oreabuse, and also because its preservation conduced to other ends of a secondary but still commendable nature. The English are a commercial people, and it is well that some stirring employments should be jsined to more mechanical efforts. Another point of great importance was touched upon by Mr GLADSTONE in connection with the advantages occurring from this institution, and that was that hitherto a gap had been visible in the arrangements of the army and navy—they were composed of admirable men, but all taken from the upper and lower classes of society. The great middle class was not represented in their conformation, and no one can better appre ciate the importance of that element than one who has studied, like the right hon.gentleman, the con ditions of society and the effects of classes. He may then be considered an authority when he declares it to be "a great permanent national and social gain that the creation of the Volunteer force has united as it has done in perfect harmony every class from the highest aristocracy of the land to the lowest ingenious mechanic, who has contributed so large a share towards making England what she is." A. better address could not have been made upon the subject than this earnest and eloquent harangue, and few can doubt, with the impressions produced by its perusal, that the Volunteer force is destined to take and keep its place among the permanent in stitutions of our country. The news brought by the Scotia confirms stil t 'urther our impressions of the result of GRANT and BUTLER'S united attack upon the Confederate lines The first intelligence was clothed in bombastic terms, and we were given •to understand (if we could have put any faith in Northern first versions) that the Federal arms had been comparatively suc cessful, and that great results had been realised by the movement. The news, it is trio, left no im preseions of a decided victory, but it did not own to a defeat. 'We now hear that "Grant's repulse on the 27th inst. was more serious than was at first represented," and that General BUTLER'S movement was a complete failure. It seems that GRANT threw forward three whole corps—the 9th, the 2d, and the sth—with the view of carrying the Confederate works covering the South•side Railway. The Con• federates made a sortie, and succeeded in getting a strong force between the 2d and sth Corps, so as to drive back the former in confusion and capture many prisoners. The Federals admit in this quarter alone to losing 1,500, so we may fairly add a good many more in our computation. General BUTLER fared, as ho deserved to do, still worse. He attacked two points in the enemy's lines which were considered weak ; but General LEE knows better than to leave weak points in his defences. Two brigades were completely cut off from retreat by the fire of the Confederate batteries; and as the storm of shot poured over them they flung themselves o❑ their feces, to escape total destruction, and in that posi tion were captured by the Confederate forces. During BUTLER'S movement General WEITZEL assaulted the Confederate position on the L Williamsburg-road, but was repuls!d, with the loss of nearly two brigades, Fortune was certainly not favourable to the Federal arms on the 27th of October. Three days la' er the Confe derates made a night attack on Gn NT and pene rated his lined to a considerable ietance on the left, a fact which does not speak very well for the vigilance of his guard. The intruders, however, " failed to make any impression on the centre," and returned to their own works, taking with them 400 prisoners. This is rather a strange story, and seems to imply that the repulse of the 27th was more serious than is stated. All that has been gained by GRANT'S last movement is that "it has been ascertained that the country round the South side railway has been strongly fortified." We apprehend that the knowledge has been dearly b..ught. Meanwhile General PRICE is said to be retreating to Arkansas " w ith the spoils of his late occupation of Missouri." A somewhat singular conclusion this to the grand defeat we had heard of. A routed General does not usually make a leisurely retreat with spoils, but the American war has set us some new fashions. Affairs are compli cating in Tennessee. HOOD is advancing to join FORREST, who has large forces in that State, and was afterwards said to have attacked Decatur, Alas bama, without success, and to be retreating along the south side of the Tennessee, but we expect that the first explanation of his movements was the cor rect one, and that the assault upon Decatur was merely a passing effort. We shall probably hear of further doings in this State before long. Mean while the state of civil affairs in the North is no more satisfactory to the Cabinet at Washington. Men are getting heartsick and weary of the prolonged tyranny which crushes down every attempt at free thought and free speech, and are making efforts, if possible, to throw off the yoke at this crisis. A mass meeting of merchants and bankers has been held in their great emporium, Wall-street, at which resolutions were passed, de claring that the financial and commercial interests demanded a change in the Administration. When the official October statement admits the public debt to be 2,017 millions, such a movement is scarcely premature. If this is all that Republicanism can do for the country, it is time to see what Democracy is capable of. The war party has, in its turn, held a meeting at New York, at which General Dix read an address refusing to support the Chicago nominee or the platform, which was there adopted, but his doings were censured in another quarter, for the Commandant of the New York State Militia denounced his attempt to supervise the elections as dangerous to the public peace, and declares that the militia will, if necessary, prevent interference wth the popular right. The National Democratic Committee have issued an address denouncing the violence and fraud of Mr LINCOLN'S supporters as unknown in American history, while political riots have taken place in Philadelphia, and Governor SEYMOUR is again in colli.sion with the Military Commission. Affairs are certainly assuming a threatening asl'ect, and from the determined atti tude assumed by the Governors of States, the irrie Cation of the people and the unscrupulousness of LINCOLN'S agents, we should Rot be surprised to hear of serious disturbances at the time of the elec tion. What ias result has been we shall know be fore long, but if Mr LINCOLN has been successful, his success has certainly not been due to the Fedea ral arms, for the whole tenour of the intelligence is adverse to them. It is probably with a view to the civil, as well as the military influence of their re• cent good fortune, that President DAVIS has ordered a D ly of Thanksgiving for the late victories of the Confederate arms. The little town of Deal has just seen an eng neering task of no slight labour or difficulty brought to a triumphant conclusion, and another is added to the long list of our successes and achievements in this line. Many rare ago an attempt was made to construct a pier on the Deal shore, but after the work had been carried on for some time, it was abandoned, and finally washed away. The project of commencing another was therefore looked upon with no great favour by the townspeople, although the advantages to be derived from such a work were alone apparent to the least interested; The sea sweeps heavily along the coast at Deal, and although the D)wns offer their friendly shelter in the close vicinity, those who wish to land from thence must undergo the martyrdom and run all the risks attending a transit to the shore in small boats, a feat which it is needless to say is altogether ims possible in stormy weather. In case of a war Deal would rise into a position of very great importance, and therefore the question of a pier concern a wider circle than its good cit'zins. It is therefore highly satisfactory to find that Mr BIRCH, who has been engaged in many works of the kind, and Messrs. LAIDLAW and SON, of Glasgow, have succeeded, in spite of all obstacles, and in defiance of all die. couragements, in achieving their undertaking, and that a strong and beautiful pier now stretches its sheltering length from Deal, so that vessels can be moored in any weather and in any state of the tide. It is constructed entirely of iron, being 1,100 feet long and 25 feet wide. It is built in the form of a T, with a head 120 feet long and 50 wide, and an abutment 100 feet by 407. It is no less remark able for its elegance than for its utility and is said to be of very great strength, notwithstanding its slight and graceful appearance. Those who looked with hesitation and misgiving on its gradual progress gained hope and confidence as time went on, and before its conclusion all classes were loud in its praise. The day of its opening was a gala day for the town, and the interest of the proceedings was increased by Mrs. HUGESSEN, the wife of the member for the neighbouring town of Sandwich kindly consenting to preside at the ceremony of the opening. So graceful and kindly a task was appropriately given to a feminine hand, and any lady might well he gratified at being asso ciated with so valuable and important a work. Mrs. HUGESSEN discharged her task with all be coming spirit, and the spectacle was a most ani mated one. In the evening a banquet was held, at which Lard CLARENCE PAGET, Mr. HUGESSEN, Mr. BIRCH, Mr. LAIDLAW, and the other gentles men chiefly concerned in the undertaking met the principal inhabitants of the town, and mutual con gratulations were exchanged. Deal is likely to profit largely by the increased facilities for landing, while future passengers will have good cause to bless Messrs. Bißcu and LAIDLAW for their enterprise and perseverance,and indefatigable exer tion. Such qualities deserve to be crowned with the success which does not always attend merit, but which, in this case, has largely repaid the efforts of the public spirited gentlemen who have conferred so great boon upon Deal. PETRIFICATION IN THE GRATE.—An American paper, the Alonongahela Republican, states that, in recently removing the remains of the Mercer family from an old graveyard to Monongahela city cemetery, the body of one, drowned 21 years ag.), which remained in the river for 18 days before burial, was found in a state of petri fication in a grave filled with water. The feet had fallen off, but the body had turned to stone; the head, which had also fallen cff, was petrified, and the hair well preserved. The body wzs solid, and upon being struck gave out a dead heavy sound. The petrification was so perfect that the pores of the skin were distinct, and proportions of the form were well preserved. The adjoining graves were dry, and the badies of them had returned to dust. LIB MURDER AT PLAIsToW.—No particulars have been made public in reference to the murder. This morning. at eleven o'clock, the prisoner will be placed before the magistrates at Ilford. The police who searched the marshes found a shovel and the wooden hant'le of a hatchet, about 12 inches long. They were covered with water, but there were still marks of blood upon them. These were found within fifteen yards of the scene of the murder, and about thirty from the spot where the head was found, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) SCHLESWIG - HOLSTEIN. KIEL, Nov. 12. An address was presented yesterday to the Duke of Augustenburg by the magistrates and a depu4 tation of Kiel citizens, on the occasion of the conclusion of peace, In his reply the Duke said— " We must above all thank the Sovereigns of the great German Powers and their armies, The Duchies of Schleswig-Ilolstein will always remem" ber what they owe to the common German father land, and especially to Prussia. If we do make a sacrifice in this direction we act in our moat imme diate interests. The Duchies could play an im. portant part if their position and their sailors were made use of by the Prussian navy." The Dake, in conclusion, said that he hoped his rights would soon be generally acknowledged. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 12, 8 45 A.M. At three o'clock this afternoon Count Moltke- Heidtfeldt will leave in the steamer Geisser for Vienna. He is the bearer of the ratified Treaty of Peace. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 11. (Evening. The Epooa of to-day says'—Authorisation has been refused by the Govennment to a meeting being held here by the Democratic party. The whole Peruvian question is to be brought before the Chambers. loundations have occurred near Valencia, whereby the irrigation of 27 villages has been destroyed, end much loss of life caused. M. Adolphe Barrot will return to Paris on the 16th instant. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 12. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonic, from New Yak, passed the Needles at 12.15 p.m. FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 11.—The arrival of English Con sols with a rise of a has given buoyancy to the market, and a fair amount of business has been transacted at an improvement. Threes, for the Account, after having been done at 65f. 6c., are now at 65f. Mobilier are at 890 fr. Railway Market firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 92 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 15 Credit Mobilier 9OO Do. end month 896 25 Bank Shares 3390 Credit F °lacier ll7O Roman .. 74 Italian Loan 6l 90 Do. end month 65 30 Ditto Threes .. _ New Mexican .... 50 50 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 47 ilonie Debt .. Deferrei AI'S. Cash. Orleans ; .... 838 75 .. Northern .... Lyons and l'leditrianean BSO .. 878 75 Southern 587 50 .. 587 59 Western Eastern .... Sardinian 0000 ..••• 310 .. 313 75 Austrian Lotrb9.rd North of Spain Saragossa 440 .. 440 Ditto to Barcelona LA IL Account. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEKS—Monday—Royal Academy, at 8, "Anatomy," Professor Partridge; Geograpieal, at 81, Pre- sichnt's Address—" Present State of Knowledge respeo ing the Source of the Nile," Captain Burton —" Journey to the Snowy Peaks of K‘linas-majato,'l the late Mr Thornton, and Letters from M. Du Chaillu and Baron Von der Decken. Tuesday —Statistical, at 8, " Commercial Progress of Colo- . . nies, '1)8-'63," Mr Blakely ; Civil Engineers, at 8, "Decay of Materials in Tropical Climates, and its Prevention," Mr Mann ; Anthropological, at 8, " Viii and its Inhabitants," Mr Pritchard—" Astronomy of the Red Man," Mr Billaret —"Neanderthal Skull," Dr Barnard Davis. Wednesday— H)rticultural, Chrysanthemum Show; Meteorological, at 7; Society of Arts, at 8, Opening Address, Mr Hawes, chairman. nursday—Linnean, at 8, "Movement of In sects over Polished Vertical Surfaces," Mr Blackwall— " Huge Banyan-tree, S. India," Dr Shortt ; Zoological, at 4, General ; Chemical, at 8, " Brine of Salted Meat," Dr Marcet—" Nature of Compound Ethers," Professor \Vault ling ; Royal, at 81, " Spectra cf some of the Nebulae," Mr Huggins—" Composition of Sea-water," Dr G. Forchham mer ; Antiquaries, at 81, "IVall with Roman Foundations in the East of London," Mr Tite. Friday.—Philological, at B. Athctbrettna. _ _ THE SEAKSPERE PENNY MEMORIAL.—The com mittee have under their consideration a proposition or having every street in the metropolis recognised and fseparately represented in the subscription list. To do this effectually, it will be necessary tc obtain the co-cperation of two or three householders, who will collect for their own street only, and at the close of the undertaking the amount contributed in each street will be published, which will in itself be a most interesting record of the event; and there is but little doubt that the proposal will rouse all in favour of the movement to a spirit of friendly competition for the honour of their own street, court, or alley, as the case may be, and as it is probable that a larger sum will be obtained than will be required for the object in view, is is proposed to divide the surplus among such of the dramatic institutions as may be decided on. A THEATRICAL MURDER INT ERRUPTED.—During tho performance of'' 0 hello" at the Lyceum Theatre, Stafford, on Wednesday evening, just before the consumma tion of the deed, a young man named Greenwood, who was seated in the pit, arose in an excited manner, and having re • pealed Desdemona's prayer for mercy,declared that he would not remain to witness the perpetration of a murder. The be wildered youth then rushed frantically across the seats, and over the heads of the audience towards the door, where his further progress was stopped by the burly form of Police sergeant Carroll, whom he threatened to jump upon if he did not allow him to pass. The crowded audience for the moment were evidently taken aback by so unexpected an escapade, but speedily recovering themselves, gave way to the most boisterous laughter, in which Othello (Mr J. W. Ennis) heartily joined. Order was in a short time restored, and the immolation of the fair object of OLhello's jealousy and wrath, which had been temporarily interrupted, was duly proceeded with. —Birmingham lost. - - A VETERAN.—Last Light a representative of a bygone age, of the time when England was indeed defended by "her wooden walls," appeared at No. I Po lice station. An old man called at the station and ask ed for a night's lodging, and on being questioned he told hi s histor y in a few words, of which the following is the subst ance : His name is John Taylor, and he is a native of Kent, Eng land. He was born in 1770, and is consequently 94 years of age. At an early age he entered the British navy, just at the time when Nelson was at the height of his glory, and the English sailors were sweeping the seas of their country's ene mies. He served on board the 74 gun ship Northumberland, under Admiral Cockburn, and after passing through several engagements, he finally had the honour—and a glorious honour he esteems it—of taking part in the great naval con flict in Trafalgar Bay, which conclusively proved England's supremacy on the sea, though the great admiral of the day and of the age there fell. The old sailor loves to talk of those old days and glorious deeds, and even yet does uot forget his hatred of the French. He was wounded at Trafalgar, and as be shows the wound and talks of "noble old Nelson," of his shipmates, and of his battles, the tears run down his withered cheeks, and tie says he soon will be with his great admiral again, and with those who with him kept the French invader from England's shore some 70 years ago. He has one son in the American array, an d three daughters living in the United States, th oug h he does not know in what part, and therefore the poor old man is without friends. He carries on his person papers that prove the correctness of his story, and amongst them is one from the Admiralty-office regarding a pension for him. Ac other interesting feature about him is that he is a r e l a ti o n of Torn Sayers, the pugilist, whom ho admires for hi s s kill and pluck, an d calls him a smart little boy." It is a gr eat pity to see a pool old man like this wandering. homeless and houscless over the land, without a friend to aid or as,ist him. He will soon, as he himself expre - ses it, be with his dear old Nelson ;" surely, then, in his last days, some friendly hand should assist him. —Toronto Globc, Oct. 22. SAGACIOUS ANIMAL,—The donkey whom We some time ago presented a sketch of while applying for the situation of editor on the:Blanket, evidently obtained the place. This week he brayed forth a whole column of words about tho " World's Horse Fair." He is enthu siastic in its praise, and attempts to show his profound knowledge of that noble animal the horse. Alas I though he may bray until he is hoarse, he must still remain an ass. A gentleman came out in an indignant card a few days the State," the managers of the Hor se Fair gave the prize ago, complaining that, though " h is Jack was the finest in to another animal. The reason of this seeming injustice is now explained ; the successful animal was the local editor of the Blanket, and the prize awarded him for the strength and length t.,f his bray,-4.2iserican paper, THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. The Royal Mail steamship Calabar, Capt. Croft, arrived at Liverpool yesterday with advices from Benin to the 24th, and Fernando Po to the 29th of September—from Cameroons to the Ist—Old Cala bar 3d, Brass River sth, Bonny 7th, Lagos 10th, Accra 12th, Cape Coast CAtle 14th, Cape Palmas 16th, Sierra Leone 21st, Bathurst 25tb, and Tene. riffe 30th of October—and Madeira to the 2d inst. She has on freight 2,900 cz. of golddust. The Calabar experienced several easterly gales from Madeira. O❑ the 7th Frank Reynolds, a sea' man, fell overboard, and was drowned, notwith standing every effort to save him. BENlN—Commodore Wilmot, in her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, paid a visit to this river in the early part of September, to enforce payment of the fine imposed by Governor Freeman, of Lagos, last year. The natives refused to meet the Commodore or any of his officers, in cm; s'..qaence of which Com modore Wilmot at once stopped the trade of the river until the original fine, together with an addi tional 30 puncheons, is paid. It is the Cemmodore's intention to return again in December, and if the fine is not then paid to take further measures. A naval court was held here yesterday by Commodore Wilmot, to inquire into the conduct of Captain Richardson, Master of the . Eagle's Wing. The charges being proved he was deprived of the com mand of his ship. River sickly. FERNANDO Po,—Trade very dull. The island healthy. We regret to learn the demise on the 15th of September of Mr James Willian. Bishop Lyns lager, formerly British Consul at Fernando Po, and for some time Spanish Governor of that island. He was favoarably known on the coast on account of his generous hospitality, and will long bo remem bered under the sobriquet of " Daddy Jem," by the coloured population. CAMAROONS.—Trado dull in consequence of the disagreement among the natives. River healthy. OLD CALABAR.—Trade brisk, and river healthy, BRASS.—Trade virtually stopped owing to a war between the Brassmen and a neighbouring tribe. The Investigator had not returned from the Niger, but was dai►y expected, with Dr Baikie, the African traveller, who has been exploring this river for the last seven years. _ _ AccitA.---Business very dull. Smallpox was I raging when the mail left, and several deaths had occurred. Great dissatisfaction was felt by the in habitants at the conduct of the Cape Coast Govern ment in neglecting to appoint a colonial surgeon, notwithstanding that this officer's salary is specially provided for out of the Customs' dues. A meeting had been held at Addo's Hotel, and a subscription got up for Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Gun, who had consented to carry out the wishes of the Com., mandant for compulsory vaccination. The amount subscribed exceeded £6O. SIERRA LEON is with the deepest regret that we have to announce the death of Mrs Blackall, the wifo of ;his Excellency the Governor, which occurred at Government-house, lit of October, after a very short illness. The else of the ship Ricardo Schmidt, seized on the supposition of being intended for the slave trade, has been decided in the Vice-Admiralty Court here, by the vessel being restored without damages and costa. Three thousand pounds were demanded by the owners for the detention, who have give❑ notice of appeal to the Privy Council. Much dissatisfaction is expressed by the residents of this colony to the manner in which the duties of postmaster are dis- charged. Great delay i❑ the delivery of letters, extending sometimes to many days after their Arrival by the mail, and contemptuous disregard of repeated remonstrances on the subject, are the prin cipal complaints. The present postmaster, Mr FitzJahn, is a coloured man, and, as the authorities At St. Martin's-le•Grand have the appointment i❑ their gift, the local government here cannot act in the matter. It is, we believe, the intention of the residents to memorialise the Postmaster-General on the sal jt.et. The Charing-Cross Railway Hotel. The magnifi3ent pile of building intended for the Charing-cross Hotel, now rapidly approaching com pletion, will certainly rank among the finest archi tectural features of modern times. The building h.s a frontage to the Strand of about 300 feet, the lower portion being occupied by the booking and other offices connected with the railway. An east wing of the building also occupies one aide of Villiers-street. The hotel and station combined form one of the happiest productions of Mr Edw. Barry's architectural genius. The building combines, in a very hippy manner, boldness of general design with most careful attention to all the accessories of detailed ornamentation. The introduction of coloured decorative materials has a very agree. able effect, and there is a pleasing variety in the upper portion of the building caused by the terminal towers, the raised roof, and other minor decorations, which greatly relieve the sky line of the building. court.yard in front of the building affords gratifying indication or the spirit by which railway directors—or some out of them at least—ara ani. mated with respect to the fine arts. Railway com panies, as a general rule, have paid but litee attention to the consideration of arcbitectural effect in connection with the many stations, bridges and viaducts which their engineers have con structed, It shows a decided improvement in this state of things when the directors of Charing•cross Railway, availing themselves of the name and bite of the station, have erected in the open court yard a revival of Edward lll.'s E!eanor Cross, which once stood at the village of Charing, and a descrip tion of which has already appeared in the Railway News. The entrance to the hotel will be from the Strand, through a noble hal! 30 feet square, and lofty in proportion. The walls are of marble, and the approech to the grand staircase is through a corridor of marble columns. The grand staircase occupies a space of 32 by 30 feet, and the stairs are supported throughout by iron girders. On the ground floor there is a large refreshment-room con- Electing with the railway station. This is 48 feet square, and here it is to be hoped some interesting and useful experiments will be made in the way of improving the quality of railway refreshments. On the first floor of the hotel there is a handsome coffee room 48ft E guar e, richly decorated, the ceiErg espe cially beir g very elaborately and artistic illy orna mented, The room is to be lighted by four sun burners, and all noxious products of combustion will be carried away. The ventilation of this, as of the other portions of the hotel, is effected by the employ ment of an iron shaft 200 ft long, and reaching from the extreme top of the tower to the basement of the building, an upward draught being caused by a fur. nace fire. Oa the same floor as the coffee-room is a reading-room of nearly Equal dimensions, the windows looking over the station, and commanding a splendid view of the river and the country on the south side. A ladies' coffee-room is also provided on the first floor, and this is to be fitted with great taste. A large room for public meetings is also provided, 57ft by-23 ; and adjoining it is a smoking room 26ft by 23, and ntxt to it a large billiard room. In connection with the smoking-room there is a light balcony overlooking the station, which will form a most agreeable lounge for the enjoyment of the fragrant weed. o.her of the principal rooms of the hotel will be adapted for cm mittee or small public meetings. The arrangement of the interior of the building has been the subject of much forethought, with a view to affording the greatest amount of comfort to the visitors and con• venience in carrying out the business of the hotel. the hotel cc ,silts of a ground floor, first, MEZI. nine, second, third, fourth, and fifth floors. Then there are the east and west towers, each of two stories in height. A lift, which will convey twelve people from the ground floor to the top of the building, is provided, as well as smaller lifts for the service of the hotel on each floor. The total number of rooms in the hotel is about 300, and they are so arranged and distributed as to meetthe wants of all classes—from that of the traveller of very moderate means to the princely rtquirf ments of the most wealthy and aristocratic of viditoro to this country.—Railway Newa. Turret Ships TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Before the trials of the Royal Sovereign :ook place it will be remembered that many and ,oud were the cries and evil prophecies of the anti turret party. "The concussion of 401 b. of powder would be so great that no gunners would exist in the turrets." " When the ship was in motion it would be impossible to move tbem." " The decks would blow up." And lest, though not least, the ship would be uninhabitable. All these objections have, however, ben dispcsed of, and experience has proved exactly the reverse, es testified in Capt. Osborn's reports ; but, like all great innovations, no eooner era one set of oljntions disposed of than others are set on foot, some real, some ima ginary, by engineers, shipbuilders, practical, un practical, scientific men, friends and foes. Tt, this I can have no otjection. An invention on which there is so much pending cannot be too severely tested or criticised, for if the principle is right, it will only tend to bring its merits more to the sur face. Your correspondents, when discussing the possibility of the guns losing their power of traitnr ing in turrets, appear altogether to forget that broadside guns also can lose their restricted powers of training ; and I think it will be allowed by all impartial judges that turrets have not only been ta' - iject to our experiments severely testing this point, but that it has also been more fully tested in actual warfare than any other mode of working protected guns, while no broadside target with a gun in it fitted as cur ironclads has ever been fired at. In 1862 the revolving shield in the Trusty was fired at with solid 68 and 110 pounders until perforated, and, although of inferior construction, at the end of the trials, after 44 hits, it worked as readily as ever. The Rolf Krake small Danish turret ship, so re' l peatedly in action, and having twice been dismasted under fire, never had the revolving powers of her turrets affected. We find that up to January, 1864, by Admiral Dahlgren's official report, the American turrets had been hit on an average 128 times, and, although some had been more or less damaged, we do not now hear any complaint either of their pivots or revolving powers getting out of order, and it does ❑ot appear in the slightest degree to have affected their confidence in the principle for working heavy guns, as the Americans are daily increasing the number of these vessels,* and other countries are following their example. We must try and calmly weigh all sides of a question upon which, at all events, the future armament of our navy depends, and it is, I em sure, not generally known that the broad side guns in our ironclads also work on a pivot, but that broadside pivot, instead of being, as the turret pivot is,' a w rought iron cylinder, 2 feet in diameter, 41 inches thick, placed amidship on the lower deck out of the way of shot, is a mere bolt 4 inches thick, and exposed in the lower port sill within a few inches of the outside of the ship. Oa this a bar works to which the carriage is attached, so that any shot striking in the vicinity would dis tort the pivot, which if the least out of the centre would effectually jam or prevent the training of that gun. The maximum training allowed by this broadside pivot is only 30 deg. each way, and in case of this getting out of order a second one is provided inside the port which admits of much lesa training ; this, however, is only just within the ship's side, and a heavy shot striking in the vicinity would disable both. A port of this description with pivots and gun complete has never been fired at, and I will guarantee with one well-directed or chance shot that a gun carriage in a port so fitted shall be efitctually stopped working. If the Admiralty and country ate not satisfied with our trials in the Trusty (the report of which has never been allowed to appear), and insist upon ignoring the experience of the Americans and Danes, by all means, then, however expensive it may be, fire at the Royal Sovereign, but let the test be competitive, and shot for shot, against any other protected gun afloat, when 1 feel sure that the success of the turret would he greater than has been already achieved. It is now said at Whitehall that if ever they work 300 and 600 pounders in broadside ports it is to be done by machinery. Ought we not then to subject these ports and their fittings to at least the sem° tests that turrets have already undergone ? There is another very important point in these broadside guns; the port holes, even to admit of their very limited training, are bevelled away inside like an inverted embrasure, having a horizontal opening 2ft . 4irt on the outside, and 6ft 4in on the inside, leaving trifling support or backing to the armour-plate at the edges of the port, where, if struck by heavy shot, the armour-plate would as sured:rbe converted into a cloud of splinters pass ing into those confined and crowded batteries, doing more mischief than if the ports had been left their legitimate larger size, with square and well-sup ported edges; while the ports, or rather apertures, through which the muzzles of the gun protrude in the Royal Sovereign's turrets are, if anything, the strongest part, being faced with ten inches of iron and the same backing and support as any other part of the turret. This being the cace, it will readily be recognised that I am most at.x.iou3 for any fair and competitive trials; but whatever is to be done, let it be done quickly, and do not let us potter ever the Royal Sovereign for another 12 months.—Yours truly, COWPER P. COLES. Southses, Nov. 9. * Thsy have already 70 turret ships. THE GERMAN HELLS.—A atrmstadt letter in the Debuts says ;—" As is well known, on the death of the present Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, who is 81 years of age, that State, so celebrated for its roulette, is to become annexed to the line of Hesse-Darmstadt, A convention is now said to have been concluded between the Landgrave and the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, ac cording to which the former would continue to govern Hesse-Homburg for 25 years longer, and without the small State being amalgamated with the Duchy. Tho object of this convention is believed to bo to prolong the existence of the gaming establishment at Homburg for that period. It the territory was annexed to the Grand Duchy the gaming bank should be abolished, according to the laws of Hesse- Darmstad t." SIR MONTAGU STOPFORD, K.C.B.—After a pro tracted illness Admiral Sir Montagu Stopford, K.C.8., died at Edinburgh on Thursday last. He entered the navy in 1810, on board the flagship of his uncle, the late Admiral Sir l bert Stopford, then the naval Commander in. Chief at the Cape of Good Hope, and the following year was present at the conquest of Java. After being em ployed in various ships he joined the Alcsste, Captain Murray Maxwell, which conveyed Lord Amherst on hi, embassy to China, and was wrecked in that ship on his pas sage home in 1517. The last command ho held as captain was of the Pique, on the North American and West India station, from 1842 until she was paid off in 1846. For nearly four years he was Admiral superintendent of Devonport•Dockyard ; in January, 1855, ho was ap pointed Admiral-superintendent at Malta, and took part in the war against Russia in the Black Sea. In recognition of his services during the war he was nominated a Knight Commander cf the Order of the Bath, and was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour by the Emperor of the French, and likewise received the Ordet of the Medjidie. The admiral's commissions bore date as follows ;.—Lieutenant, July 17, 1819 ; commander, June 29, 1822; captain, April 8, 1825 ; rear. admiral, Dec. 6, 1853 ; vice -admiral, June 25, 1858 ; and admiral, Nov. 30, 1863. In February this year he was granted a service pension and was plac.d on the reserved half•pay. Tho late Sir Montagu was the fourth son of George, third Earl of Courtown, by his marriage with the Lady Mary Scott, eldest daughter of Henry, third Duke of Buccleuch. He was born in 1798, and was twice married, first in August, 1827, to Caroline, second daughter of the late General Sir Henry Whitmore, K.C.H., which lady died in 1851, and secondly in September, 1553, to Lucy, youngest daughter of Mr. John K ty, of the North Charlton, Northumber land. PI3,OPOSED REMOVAL OF NEW YORK CITY RAIL ROAD.—A committee of the common council have under consideration the petitions of business men, carmen, and others, in the lower part of the city, asking for the removal of the railroads, which seriously obstruct travel and business operations in several of the side streets. In a number of instances, it is said that merchants have been obliged to remove to other parts of the city on account of these obstructions.—/S ew York paper. M. Fetis has at length himself put an end to the controversy as to the authorship of the " Marseillaistr by writing a letter to M. Kistner of the Institute, in which ho declares himself satisfied with the evidence showing that Rouget do LiAe, the reputed author of the words and music, is really entitled to that distinction. N. Ka9tner is writing a monograph on the subject, which ought to be in teresting.— The Reader. 4,,4641. t ar & ‘filtrt • os-uv- tirtilbt HER MAJESTY. • WINDSOR CASTLE, 10.* et s The Queen accompanied by her Royal gilejno the Princess of Wales, drove out this rooraiqt tended by Colonel the Hon. A. Hardiwnge ,ti a les, ' e His Royal Highness the Prince of °rli tended by Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. pod Lord Methuen, Lieutenant-Colonel Kingse°te/ Mejor Teesdale, went out shooting. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise took hoar risge drive. --- Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and P lu d 'tto d'.tumale, his Excellency the Italian Minister, su r oi Hon, Francis and Mrs Stonor, returned to town yes from Dudbrook House, Essex. O lOl The D tehess of Somerset and Lady Gcre-cipittt St. Maur have left the Admiralty for 13ulstrods Bucks, rth to The Duchess of Manchester f$ gave b daughter, still born, on Wednesday evening , at the 4. mansion in Great Stanhope-street. ~dfif The Duke of St, Albans will leave town on a continental tour. . e t' The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath Il r t° " to ol pected at their residence in Balgrave - square from a visits. • ao The Earl and Countess of Cardiga n errlcie ui l ir I town yesterday from Deane-park, Northamp fensh Agh The Earl and Countess of Clarendoe , 6 ", a te° Emily Villiers will be unable to join the Earl and 004 of Derby's party at Knowsley next week to m eet the % and Princess of Wales, owing to a family bereayso:lloo The Earl and Wuntess of Westmoreland arrived at the St. George's Hotel. is 11 1 / The Earl and Countess of Desart have 'e" Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, for Ireland. 01 The Eal and Countess Delawarre have ar r of at their residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, fromil ' in Scotland. gil Lord and Lady Aveland and the 1 1 ° 13 ',„hiO Heathcote will return to Normanton Park, from a tour of visits. a itli Lord and Lady Skelmersdale yesterday rac6l,lo received intelligence of the death of their second 0 1, 00 Constance, which occurred on Thursday evening at 'v A a c htli House, Laucashir-, through teething. The lame was in her third year, and had been ill about a for ti ", e ti. Lord and Lady Forester are entertaining 6- RntlaP' party at Willy Park, Shropshire. d i The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bar Al is expected to arrive in town to-day from Fallodellt 'P in Northumberland. 10 18 11 M. Berryer left town yesterday for his c ,A - 1 0 01 d'Augurville, near Malesherbes. The dis4inguie ll 7 / 010 14 , cate,who was the guest of Lord Brougham during '' - , II P sojourn in London, returns to France delighted sil i ' d 0 reception and full of admiration for England °I institutions, lisp At Sir Andrew Buchanan, recently Eng" 101", bassador at the Prussian Court, has arrived et ' o fll i ; from Coblentz, where his excellency had an a udien c° fo t 7 Queen of Prussia, and it was expected would leslca4'el// Petersburg at the end of this week to assume hie "- ambassador at the Court of the Gzar. ,g le MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE AT DAL E 'rt ri Thursday the marriage of Miss daughter of Lord and Lady Charles Kerr, a nd c011 i c , 13 ,4.,° Marquis of Lothian, with W. W. P. Conseil, din`-- : Brawi'h Hall, Thirsk, Yorkshire, oleo3 o i se :it Mary's Episcopal Chapel, D was s ay b Sr alkeith—the cereno ki conducted by the Very Rev. Dean Ramsay, w i s ted " d id Rev. Mr Bushby. There was a large assemblage °fl / ;tl° i and gentlemen in the chapel, among whom wer e tile sfr; and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl and Countess -/1,1 keith, Lady Victoria Scott, Lady Mary Scott, Lo' ffi g 0 : 0 Scott, Lord Charles Scott, Lord Mark Kerr, Miss end°.l)7,o Edith -0(41011 Luffness, Mr Scott Moncrieff, Mrs Dr. G r thenic,, r edr„, Captain Bowman. At twelve the young bride ell o in chapel leaning on the arm of her father, a nd 0 11°. 14 0 , 4 1 the following six ladies, who acted as bridesinei,,dB4'', Mice Kerr, Lady Margaret Scott, Miss Marl . I °" e i, Prat t Florence Kerr, Miss Amy Kerr, and Miss Brui l / m - e f to,i i.. The bride wore a white sat'n dress, and the br' - 1 , 13 01i were dressed in white muslin, trimmed with Pin l( i f o St Ai r mantles and bonnets to match. On reaching 01° ,II, the altar the bride was met by the bridegrooolt r h° te tl attended by his brother, Captain Preston, v lll3 , b ac e Pe tt i g m r a oo r n . a. man. At the conclusion of the ceremoa ',, - t f;, Marquisr cl. couple drove to Newbattle Abbey, the i 3e o -- ,,:r j e L nno o c t es h p f oe a ef t ; , ail w hre h , j e i ol r li e nc jeansgsmarriagesoifn honourthe cl' a t t ro t: fa t: ill : ( i fo l, a o r r l b i 4 , 1 ' In consequence of there wereeelu EARL RUSSELL AT ABERDO The ceremony of installing Earl Russell as Lora :woo) of the Aberdeen University took place yesterday et te ;i o o o The formal installation ceremony tookpl ac in M a College-buildings at 12 o'clock, his lordship takin g , A of office, &c. Earl Russell, with the counciltown an" h of versity authorities, then proceeded to the musicehall,* his lordship delivered his inaugural address. Lord RUSSELL, on rising to address the meeting , )1 received with very great applause. After thankiesoo students for the honour they had d one him in chooeingtil as their Lord Rector, he said that h e would not det/i them by attempting to eulogise on the be auties of lite r ' or the acquisitions of science, but proposed as the 0 4 k %, his address the discussion of the two questions--fsesfl there any law or general rule by which the decline 01F is governed ; and, secondly, what is the general 86.1)/), the world at present,and does it teach us to hope or ( 36 ; 1 ' 0 01 1 In discussing the first branch of his subject, Berl:00e, entered at some length into a consideration of the c "b - e the fall of the Roman empire, and attributed it t° ruption of the Government, corruption in moray ° " - it et; gion. This corruption existing, the Government 131:to fell into the hands of men able and powerful enell g`et come the tyrants of the people; and it was vain te j Brutus and Cassius had done, that they destre9V tyranny thus created by assassinating the Emp eror ,/,, was required was not the death of a man, butt , fortj tion of a people. Earl Russell then referred to the 7 0 1 ° II tion and its effects on freedom, and traced the fl r6 ; e de d of the spirit of liberty on the continent, and Prt o rlt i l? , consider the present state of Europe and of the ;to marking, however, that it was perilous grell iv Aeo":" upon. It was evident that barbarian races must% Pry before the more civilised. This was exempliaed trt{ rice and other countries. His lordship then We lit :eo ° r e l quire whether, with regard to Europe, any' ila ° ; . ° 0 I had been made in Government. He needed 11.,," to England, for this country, he said, had fo r re i°4+ enjoyed in its perfection, or nearly in its perfectiioreo,ol which he believed to be the best of the imperfe ct t government which we can attain to. (Cheers.) 13til a or ff not long time, a representative Government 101.-opei imperfect had sprung up in various parts of tirri-is pf France, in Austria, in Spain, in Portugal, anodes other countries, there were forms of repre sente 4 narchy—and the struggle, similar to what had t le in this country from the accession of James I . t° . ;:oll i 9 sion of George 11., for free institutions was ne,".„o- in these countries. Referring to Italy, Ear l ) ; 4 11' " But what I confess I rejoice in especially Or tk- f el which was so long dead—that Italy, which f c/ De eo h / centuries lay in the torpor to which she ha d , demned by the arms of Charles V., of wi l ` e- or spoken, has roused herself and has risen aga i n" --- p Lunched once as the republic of a single c it y' its arts and arms everywhere, as she flourished number of disunited republics, each distiragniteti arts and by its vigour in carrying on wa r be S against the others, so I hope now there re il J et er„ shape of freedom and happiness to Italy, and tb7hofw stitutional monarchy she will shine again among ".4 °° .- and States of Europe." (Loud cheers.) xis I°,r; referred to the struggles of Greece to get tbr° ,, e efi t lions and its difficulties of every kind, and then - 0 10 / speak of the continent of Africa, which in toe ° ,, l e P a lli ) got rid of that detestable crime the slave tfa'".l,o pressed his belief that the task of civilising .' f . fl o to not be a useless sacrifice, but that light vise I ' l fol o 9 , in that part of the world. (Applause.) Of tb ie 0 4 his lordship, was a man who was never flar eed , , of A, ll but with honour—Captain Speke, the tr aveller (Cheers) Referring to America,Earl Russell is another portion of the globe where we Russell i ll lament the scenes of blcodshed which are to b e a pi/ I , o f There we still have to lament that the Lleodi f ii t er e d l ff e o of war has not been brought to a close; and i ' A ffic i `:Vd bright spot in that dark Beene it is for the dill 0 (Applause.) But I cannot but believe that til e 00 'i d America, whichever way it may end—whet may again unite, or whether there is to be a " 11- 00 —I cannot but believe that out of these even" fr o ey race are to receive their freedom. I am etifewe speak to you of abhorrence of slavery, hece ll , e t o; have that abhorrence as strong as we have that ti /e ,. ; 10 is one thing which makes it quite impo ssible and the slave should ever live in harmonY 0 1 fot,, lordship then referred to the progress of religl jj'eeo) ing influences, and of Christianity, and to t p . ° o6 oe exercise of charity in the discu - sion s new 0 , 1 00 1 1/ subject, Earl Russell concluded am id veil ,'' e y ei r by thanking the audience for the attention t ' a ert e , t oo,o him. Ilis lordship spoke for an hou r and a 61 0 A tio,o The Music hall was quite filled by student coterito,,,) and the reception given to Earl Russell on ici a o e) leaving the hall, and even when he After drtee r if:4o the streets, was very enthusiastic. d e r address an address of welcome from the s tli dg ek er of an d resented to his lordsi, and acknowle lied Alter p giving three cheer h s p for the neW Lo t D 6 or Lady Russell, who was present, the 104 The re general , Th ere i s which i s 1 " ... _t three Th ere , at the Be In the there w „ Si ne , 3 ii.ralunted u ktBsrs al t B Srs. 1351 3 1 11ent. in glY The eu Ch arles . Chureh y , but th e el a teriers. iin g - etre prepa re It is at derati on %eat E a T he di mad e it 0 1)4.12, cz..101 8 41(/ ~j 1111~~r v,, r , it lit eral et teh c te nds o r,r, 7HE SUN, 101 NEON, SATURDAY EVEISINO, ri OVEMBER 12, 1E64. ~-~._ Wro] r/01